Celler de MadremanyaNil Roca Pineda
Nil Roca Pineda, owner and winemaker of Celler de Madremanya, works in the Baix Empordà with native varieties and without sulphites. One of the natural wine projects in the area with the greatest editorial reach, and one that best expresses the personality of the wind and the landscape of the Empordà.
Madremanya, Baix Empordà, Girona. Vineyards among forests with views of the sea. Schist and granite soils, influence of the tramontana.
- 100% manual farming, bunch-by-bunch harvest
- No additives or chemical treatments in the vineyard
- No added sulphites in the cellar
- Following lunar phases
- Skin maceration (orange wines)
- Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts
- White varieties: Macabeo, Malvasía, Vermentino, Xarel·lo, Moscatel, Garnacha Blanca
- Red varieties: Garnacha Negra, Cariñena, Lledoner Roig
- Stainless steel and oak barrels
Natural wines without sulphites, with native varieties of the Empordà. Whites, oranges and reds with lots of terroir personality.
The Empordà is one of the territories with the most identity in Catalan wine. The tramontana wind, the schist and granite soils and the Mediterranean light forge unique, inimitable wines.
The collection at Terroir Radical
70% young wine of Merlot from clay soil and Garnacha Negra from stony soil, macerated 3 days in stainless steel. 30% Merlot and Cariñena from sandy-clay soil in solera since 2012. 4,500 bottles.
Garnet-red colour. Nose of red and black fruit, cherries, Mediterranean herbs of the Baix Empordà and mineral notes. Medium-bodied palate, ripe, round tannins, good acidity. Fruity, spicy aftertaste. Made without a D.O., with freedom of expression in the Baix Empordà.
70% Garnacha with 5-day maceration from stony soil in Santa Pelaya at 450 m facing the sea. 25% direct-pressed Malvasía from Vall-Llobrega. 2,000 bottles.
Amber-gold colour. Nose of peach in syrup, bay laurel, dried fruit, honey and orange peel — skin maceration of Garnacha Blanca and Malvasia with other varieties. Dense, broad palate, good skin tannins, lively acidity. Long, complex finish. Madremanya's brisat: maceration and the Mediterranean light of the Baix Empordà.
Natural rosé wine made by saignée of Garnacha Negra and Garnacha Blanca from the Baix Empordà. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in stainless steel. No added sulphites. Direct expression of the Empordà terroir with all the light of the Mediterranean.
Vivid, bright pink colour. Nose of fresh strawberry, rose flowers and mineral notes of Empordà granite. Light, tense palate, lively acidity, clean, aromatic finish. Madremanya's rosé: light, elegant and deeply Mediterranean.
Editorial note
The Empordà is one of the territories with the most identity in Catalan wine, and Madremanya is one of its villages with the most character. Follaraïms works here, in the Baix Empordà of Girona, with Merlot, Garnacha Negra and Cariñena in natural winemaking without Designation of Origin. Wines that reflect the light and land of this inland part of the Costa Brava, with a personality of their own that cannot be imitated.
— Terroir Radical